Susan Loy of Literary Calligraphy in Moneta, VA, joins text from literary classics or Biblical passages with delicate watercolor images and creates a unique bond between fine art and literature.

Based on Handel's Messiah, an angel with trumpet is surrounded by a many-colored text including a repeating pattern using the single word "Hallelujah." The predominant colors are deep red and blue. For the text, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote this observation in his personal journal dated December 25, 1843, after hearing the Messiah.